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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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