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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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