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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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