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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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