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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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