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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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