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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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