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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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