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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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