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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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