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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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