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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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