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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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