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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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