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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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