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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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