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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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