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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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