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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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