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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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