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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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