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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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