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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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