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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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