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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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