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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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