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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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