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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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