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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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