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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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