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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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