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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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