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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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