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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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