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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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