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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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