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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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