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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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