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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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