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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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