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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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