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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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