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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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