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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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