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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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