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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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