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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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