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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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