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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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