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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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