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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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