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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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