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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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