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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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