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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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