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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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