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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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