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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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