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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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