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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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