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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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