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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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