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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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