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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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