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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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