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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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