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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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