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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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