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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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