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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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