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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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