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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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