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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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