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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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