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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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