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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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