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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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