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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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