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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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