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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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