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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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