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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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