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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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