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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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