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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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