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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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