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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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