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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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