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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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