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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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