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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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