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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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