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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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