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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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