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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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