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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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