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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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