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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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