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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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