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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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