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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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