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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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