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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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