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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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