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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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