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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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