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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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