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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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