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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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