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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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