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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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