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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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