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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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