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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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