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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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