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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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