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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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