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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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