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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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