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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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