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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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