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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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