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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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