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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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