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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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