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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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