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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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