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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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