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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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