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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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