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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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