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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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