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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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