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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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