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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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