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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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