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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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