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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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