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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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