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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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