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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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