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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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