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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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