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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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