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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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