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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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