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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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