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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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