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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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