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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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