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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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