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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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