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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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