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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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