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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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