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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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