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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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