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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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