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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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