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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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