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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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