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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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