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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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