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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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