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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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