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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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