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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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