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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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