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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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