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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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