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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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