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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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