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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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