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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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