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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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