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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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