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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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