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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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