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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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