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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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