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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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