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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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