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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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