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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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