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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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