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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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