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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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