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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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