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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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