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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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