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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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