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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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