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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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