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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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