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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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