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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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