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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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