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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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