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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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