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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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