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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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