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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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