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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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