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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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