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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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