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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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