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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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