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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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