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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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