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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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