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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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