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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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