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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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