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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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