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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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