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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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