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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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