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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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