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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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