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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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