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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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