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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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