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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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