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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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