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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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