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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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