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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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