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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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