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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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