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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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