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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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