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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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