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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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