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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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