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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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