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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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