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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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