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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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