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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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