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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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