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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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