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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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