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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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