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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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