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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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