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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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