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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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