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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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