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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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