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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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