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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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