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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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