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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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