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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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