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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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