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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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