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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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