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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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