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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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