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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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