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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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