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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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