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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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