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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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