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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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