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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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