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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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