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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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