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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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