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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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