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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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