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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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