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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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