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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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