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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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