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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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