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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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