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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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