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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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