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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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