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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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