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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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