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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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