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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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