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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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