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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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