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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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