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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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