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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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