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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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