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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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