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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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