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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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