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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business 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 handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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