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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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