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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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