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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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