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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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