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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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