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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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