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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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