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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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