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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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