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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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