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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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