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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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