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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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