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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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