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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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