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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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