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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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