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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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