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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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