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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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