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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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