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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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