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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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