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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers 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 organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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