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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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