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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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