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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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