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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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