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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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