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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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