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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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