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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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