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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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