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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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