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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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