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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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