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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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