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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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