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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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