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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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