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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

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