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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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