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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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