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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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