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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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