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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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