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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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