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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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