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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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