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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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