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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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