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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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