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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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