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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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