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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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