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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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