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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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