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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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