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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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