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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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