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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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