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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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