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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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