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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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