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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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