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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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