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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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