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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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