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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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