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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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