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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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