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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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