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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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