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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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