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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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