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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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