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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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