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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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