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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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