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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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