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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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