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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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