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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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