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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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