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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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