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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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