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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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