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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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