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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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