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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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