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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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