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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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