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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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