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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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