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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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