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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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