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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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