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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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