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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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