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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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