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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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