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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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