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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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