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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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