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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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