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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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