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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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