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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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