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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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