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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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