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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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