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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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