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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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