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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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