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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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