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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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