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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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