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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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