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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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