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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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