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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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