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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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