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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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