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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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