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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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