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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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