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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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