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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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