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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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