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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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