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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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