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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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