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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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