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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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