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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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