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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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