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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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