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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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