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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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