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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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