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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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