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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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