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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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