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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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