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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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