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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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