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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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