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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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