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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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