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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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