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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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