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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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