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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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