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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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