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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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