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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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