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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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