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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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