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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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