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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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