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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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