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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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