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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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