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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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