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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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