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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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