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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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