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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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