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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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