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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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