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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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