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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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