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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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