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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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