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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not 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. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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