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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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