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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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