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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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