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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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