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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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