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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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