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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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