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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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