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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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