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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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