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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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