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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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