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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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