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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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