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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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