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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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