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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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