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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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