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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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