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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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