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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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