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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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