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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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