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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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