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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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