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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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