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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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