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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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