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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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