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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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