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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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