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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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