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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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