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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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