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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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