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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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