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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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