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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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