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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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