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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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