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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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