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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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