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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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